Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 8.38 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8.38 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 42 groups
All-time high
10.95 million number
in 2011
All-time low
8.38 million number
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend, 2011–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2011201520192011: 11.0M number2012: 10.1M number2013: 9.7M number2014: 9.0M number2015: 8.6M number2016: 8.5M number2017: 8.4M number2018: 8.4M number2019: 8.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend stood at 8.38 million number. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 10.95 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.38 million number, in 2019.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 10.95 million number
2012 10.07 million number -8.1%
2013 9.65 million number -4.1%
2014 9.04 million number -6.3%
2015 8.64 million number -4.4%
2016 8.54 million number -1.1%
2017 8.41 million number -1.6%
2018 8.40 million number -0.1%
2019 8.38 million number -0.1%

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Niger 298,741 number compare
  2. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 286,481 number compare
  3. 9 Burkina Faso 255,914 number compare
  4. 10 Chad 218,834 number compare
  5. 11 Cameroon 211,658 number compare
  6. 12 Senegal 209,005 number compare
  7. 13 Indonesia 197,702 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Early-demographic dividend was 8.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 10.95 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 8.38 million number in 2019.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/